A father and son chased a man along in Scunthorpe town centre before launching punches at kicks on the victim while he was on the ground in front of shocked shoppers.
CCTV footage of the brutal attack on High Street was shown in Grimsby Crown Court, where father Andrew Daly, 45, and son Kian Daly, 18, both of no fixed address, admitted affray. They were jailed by judge Richard Woolfall who said members of the public were “sick and tired of seeing violence in the town centre”.
He said the violence was alleged to have flared after incidents of bullying from the victim, but added: “That is no excuse for this kind of violence. It has a pervasive impact on people who decide whether or not to go out.”
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The judge said he was aware of the overcrowding in prisons and the lack of space. However, he added: “But it is so serious, only a custodial sentence is appropriate. Kicking someone on the ground when they are in a vulnerable position, can only be met with immediate prison.”
Prosecuting, Oliver Shipley described the build up to the affray shown on CCTV as the father and son identified the victim in the street and pursued him at around 4.20pm on April 2, this year. On the High Street, they chased him to near the NatWest bank and William Hill bookmakers, where they launched a volley of punches on the victim.
He fell to the ground and was continually punched. He was then repeatedly kicked. A passer-by intervened and the two attackers fled.
CCTV footage showed the young victim bleeding from his mouth and getting first aid from staff at a nearby Admiral casino and from Greggs.
Mr Shipley said security guards from The Tavern pub spoke with Humberside Police officers when they arrived to identify the suspects. They were arrested at 5pm. The prosecutor said Kian Daly had eight convictions for 16 offences. He was in breach of a community order for aggravated vehicle taking last year.
The father had 53 convictions with 146 offences which also included a breach of a conditional discharge imposed in March this year, just a few days before the affray offence.
For Andrew Daly, Craig Lowe said his client had a poor record of offending mostly for dishonesty. He said he suffered from anxiety and depression and alcohol abuse. For Kian, Benjamin Bell said his client has found his first taste of custody awaiting sentence “horrible”.
“He will do anything not to return because he is locked up for 24 hours,” he said.
Judge Woolfall said he hoped it would be a lesson not to offend in the future. “You are going to endure the grim conditions of prison. If you keep offending you will have more and more of it. I hope that is not the case,” he said.
He sentenced the son to a total of 47 weeks for the offence and for the breach. The father received a 47-week prison sentence.
Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe
